In the villa area, Qiao Qingqing happened to be having a shoulder and neck massage done by Miss Zhou. She did not think it was a shame to change from a "doctor" to a "masseuse". She learned the skills for survival, as long as she could use them. And to be realistic, these young ladies were not difficult to get along with. With her experience, she was able to get along with them on a friendly basis. They had a good working environment and high pay, so she liked this job very much.
"I think you look a bit like Lin Weini, but you're prettier than her." After putting on her clothes, Miss Zhou started to comb her hair. She glanced at Qiao Qingqing and said casually.
Qiao Qingqing's expression remained unchanged: "People are similar."
By the way, she had also met Lin Weini here. Although Lin Weini's home was not in the villa area, it was a high-end suite very close to the villa area. They were probably in the same social circle. Lin Weini had a lot of contacts with these young ladies from rich and official families. She still remembered the almost uncontrollable surprise on Lin Weini's face when she first saw her here two months ago.
Later, Qiao Qingqing met Lin Weini several times. Many young ladies came to Qiao Qingqing for shoulder and neck massage, but Lin Weini had no interest in it. Sometimes Lin Weini looked at her with a look of contempt and disappointment, which made Qiao Qingqing feel sick.
"Yes, she doesn't seem to like you, which is strange. She has always been a famous fake flower in the circle. I have hardly seen her angry. She is always gentle and gentle. It's too fake." Miss Zhou threw her curly hair back. The newly permed hair was like seaweed, which made her beauty more prominent. Qiao Qingqing sighed in her heart. This Miss Zhou was really beautiful. Yu Jingshen's son was not worthy of her in terms of appearance.
After hearing what Miss Zhou said, Qiao Qingqing lowered her head to pack her suitcase and said nonchalantly, "Even if it's RMB, no one likes it."
This world is very complicated. She just wants to make money and doesn't want to get involved in the feud between the sisters. As long as she doesn't say it, Lin Weini will never tell the blood relationship between them.
Qiao Songzhi didn't know that she met Lin Mingyong's daughter here. She didn't know what Lin Weini and her brother looked like, and she couldn't recognize them even if she saw them in person. Moreover, the ladies were only three times more interested in handmade sweaters, scarves, hats, and gloves. It was already late spring and early summer, and they were already preparing summer clothes. Qiao Songzhi's work was about to become a thing of the past. There were no orders at all since last month. Qiao Songzhi didn't care about this. She made a lot of money in winter and spring, so she should be content.
"Why did you come back so early? Did they bully you?"
After returning home, Qiao Songzhi asked with concern: "Why did you come back early? Sheng An said he would pick you up after he took out the trash."
Qiao Qingqing put the box down and shook her head: "No one bullied me. The other lady I had an appointment with had an emergency and cancelled the order. Don't worry, mom. You have been with them before, and they are not unreasonable people."
"Yes, they just have high standards and are quite picky. But their family has the means, so it's normal for them to be picky." Qiao Songzhi picked up the knitwear again.
"Mom, is this a piglet?"
Qiao Songzhi showed her: "It's a pig. How about I crochet a pig ornament for you as a birthday gift?"
"Okay, I like it very much." Qiao Qingqing touched the newly formed pink piglet with curved eyes, "I'll put it by my bed."
Qiao Qingqing's birthday was in the summer, and Shao Shengan was preparing a gift. When he came back from taking out the trash, he saw Qiao Qingqing at home and subconsciously hid her hand behind her, and Qiao Qingqing pretended not to see it.
On her birthday, Shao Shengan gave her a wooden carved pig.
"My mom gave me the inspiration. Does it look good?"
This little pig is only ten centimeters tall and is as chubby as the one in the cartoon. The painting style is rough but captures the spirit, and the surface is polished very smoothly.
"They look beautiful. Thank you Sheng An." Qiao Qingqing couldn't let go of the two little pigs. She put them on the bedside table. Every morning when she woke up and saw them, she felt that the new day was full of motivation.
Acid rain came suddenly one summer day.
That day, Qiao Qingqing and Shao's mother Shao Shengfei were setting up a stall at the market. The sun was shining brightly one moment, but the next the sky was covered with dark clouds and the entire sky became dark.
"Is it going to rain? It's okay, we have umbrellas."
Qiao Qingqing looked up at the dark sky and felt an uneasy premonition. She asked Shao's mother to pack up the stall and they had to find a building to shelter from the rain immediately.
On the surface, she was calm: "I think it will rain heavily. If it rains heavily, few people will go shopping. Since I can't sell anything, I might as well close the stall and don't let the goods get damaged by the rain."
Shao's mother thought it made sense and took action quickly. Qiao Qingqing was quick and even took the time to say to Shao Shengfei: "Brother, do you see that building? The one with the red lanterns on the window."
Shao Shengfei nodded: "I saw my sister."
"Brother, can you carry your schoolbag and your stool and go in there first? That building has six floors. Can you run to the sixth floor and find a corner to sit down and wait for us? Mom and I will go find you, okay?"
"Okay!"
Shao Shengfei liked this game. He put on his schoolbag, picked up a small stool and ran towards the building.
The sky began to thunder.
"Mom, let's go." They came on two bicycles. Qiao Qingqing tied the things for setting up the stall on the back of the bicycle, and Shao's mother rode Shao Shengfei. This was also the reason why Qiao Qingqing asked Shao Shengfei to go to the building in advance. She was afraid that if her guess came true, the three of them would be riding too slowly in two bicycles, and she was even more afraid that Shao's mother would overturn the bicycle due to nervousness.
"Such thick dark clouds, it should rain."
"Put up the umbrella! Quick!"
"Close the stall! Don't let the goods get wet. It's unlucky. This damn weather won't allow anyone to do business!"
Qiao Qingqing and Shao's mother pushed the bike out. The stalls were too dense here, so it was impossible to ride a bike. This area was full of stalls. The nearest building was fifty meters away. Qiao Qingqing saw Shao Shengfei's tall figure running non-stop. He seemed to be playing a fun game with his sister, running towards the building without stopping, occasionally looking back. I don't know how he found her in the crowd. He grinned at Qiao Qingqing, innocent and happy. Qiao Qingqing waved at him and made a "run" gesture.
Shao Shengfei continued running happily, and when Qiao Qingqing and the others pushed the cart through the stall area, it started to rain.
"Mom, get on the bike, ride fast!"
Shao's mother thought Qiao Qingqing was too serious, but how could she describe the look her daughter-in-law gave her? Shao's mother was shocked and did what she was told without thinking. There was nothing behind her, so she pedaled very fast, and Qiao Qingqing also pedaled with all her strength.
They had just pedaled their bikes two meters when the first drops of rain fell on their heads.
"Hiss! What is that!"
"Oh my god! There's something wrong with the rain!"
There were screams, cries of pain, and sounds of things being knocked over; the originally relatively orderly stall area immediately became chaotic.
Shao's mother also screamed. Qiao Qingqing saw that she was slowing down and hurriedly stopped her: "Mom! Keep riding! Big brother is waiting for us there!"
The rain went from a few drops to heavy rain in a few seconds, and Shao's mother finally realized that there was something wrong with the rain.
The desire to survive and the inertial desire to protect her eldest son made Shao's mother arouse her wolf nature. She pedaled faster and used the best riding skills in her life. Qiao Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief and quickened her speed to catch up.
The two of them arrived quickly at a distance of fifty meters.
At this time, everything was already in chaos. The first to fifth floors of the building were rented out as shops, and the sixth floor was the market management office. The people in the house had not noticed the problem yet. The shop assistants looked out of the window in surprise, not knowing what was happening outside.
Qiao Qingqing and Shao's mother finally arrived at a safe place, panting. There were small pits on their heads, faces, necks, arms and backs of their hands that were corroded.
"It's acid raining! Don't go out!" Qiao Qingqing picked up her bicycle and was about to go upstairs. When she saw someone trying to go out to see what was happening, she hurriedly stopped them.
"Hey ma'am, please lock your bike outside, we don't allow--"
"Sorry, I'm willing to accept the fine, but I have to move the bike upstairs because it's raining acid!" Qiao Qingqing said apologetically, motioning for Shao's mother to go upstairs quickly.
Bicycles are valuable property and cannot be left behind. Another reason is that if they are left at the door, they will become a harmful obstacle when a large number of people coming to take refuge come.
"Hey ladies!"
"Don't chase him, there seems to be something wrong outside!"
"Oh my God, what happened to them?"
One person thought of Qiao Qingqing's words and the wounds on her and Shao's mother's faces. He opened the window doubtfully and reached out to catch the rain. The next moment he cried out in pain, "It hurts!"
The colleague looked over and saw that he had caught a few drops of rain in his palm. The water seemed to be boiling in his palm, making a sizzling sound. The man shook his hands frantically and wiped them with his clothes. His face was pale and shocked: "There is really something wrong with the rain!"
Qiao Qingqing and Shao's mother, who exercise regularly and were hospitalized in time for treatment after the thick fog, were able to fully support themselves under the strenuous exercise of climbing the stairs quickly. With this breath, the two of them climbed six floors in a row.
"Mom! Sister!" Shao Shengfei, who was sitting in the corner, stood up and waved to them.
Shao's mother put down her bicycle, rushed over and hugged him, sobbing in her throat as if she had survived a disaster.
Acid rain, like thick fog, comes without warning, but its lethality is immediate.
There was chaos everywhere. Everyone was hurriedly looking for something to cover themselves from the rain and places to take shelter. Some people fell to the ground in the chaos, but before they could get up, someone stepped on their backs and they screamed in pain. The bustling market turned into a horrible hell.
The building was so packed with survivors trying to escape that there was no space at all. The shop assistants shouted, "Stop pushing! Stop pushing! There's no room!"
But the terrified people still squeezed in, people kept falling down, and the screams were drowned out by the noise.
On the sixth floor, the market management staff reacted quickly and went downstairs to direct and evacuate the crowd. Soon, the sixth floor was also crowded with people.
Qiao Qingqing and the other two who came up to take refuge first had already found a corner to settle down, using two bicycles as a barrier to block the triangle. Qiao Qingqing and Shao's mother were both injured, so she first took out clean water and a towel to clean each other's wounds.
After washing with clean water, Qiao Qingqing took out toothpaste and applied it to the wound.
"I don't know if it will leave scars." Shao's mother looked at her face distressedly, "I'm old and don't care about this. You are still young."
Qiao Qingqing didn't care at all: "It's okay, as long as you're alive. Mom, tilt your head, I see there's a wound on your neck."
They quickly treated their wounds, and Qiao Qingqing took out masks and put them on. At this time, the sixth floor was already full of people, and everyone was still in shock, talking about the danger just now, cursing God for not being able to see the acid rain and killing people.
"What should I do? All my goods are gone!"
"What the hell! Life is enough! Hiss, is there any medicine? Who has medicine? My face hurts so damn much!"
Someone pushed onto their bikes and they kicked them angrily.
“Who the hell blocked the bike here!”
Qiao Qingqing stood up: "Excuse me, this is my car."
The man said with a dark face: "Your car hit me."
"My car was here first, so if there was any collision, it was you who hit it."
"Hey, you little bitch, are you looking for death?"
"Hey, hey! Stop quarreling over there!" The market manager held a loudspeaker to maintain order. "Anyone looking for trouble, get out! Go get wet in the rain!"
Qiao Qingqing kept looking at the other person until he looked away, snorted and moved away.
The bicycle separated the crowd and provided a simple nest for the three of them in this triangular area. Qiao Qingqing hung the sunshade curtain that she used when setting up the stall on the bicycle to block the view of outsiders, which made them feel more secure psychologically.
"Mom, sister, does it still hurt?" Shao Shengfei's eyes were red, and he was terrified. He was so happy just now, but things changed too quickly. He was worried about his injured mother who was crying in pain, and he was scared by the angry crowd that swarmed in.
"It's okay, Feifei, Mommy doesn't feel any pain." Mother Shao comforted him and held his hand tightly. She was a little worried, "I don't know how your mom and Sheng An are doing now, and whether they are injured."
This was the first time that their family was not together when a disaster struck. How could Qiao Qingqing not be worried?
But she still had to comfort Shao's mother. She knew her mother's character and couldn't let her worry at this time.
"Mom, don't worry too much. Although Dad is working outside, he is in Ping'an Community, where there are houses everywhere. When it rains, Dad will definitely find a place to hide. Sheng An and my mom are going to the villa area to deliver goods to Miss Zhou. There is no need to worry about safety issues in the villa area. Let's wait for this period and see if there is a way to go home."
Shao's mother was really easy to coax. She was convinced and looked relieved: "You are right. Your father is in the underworld. I am not very worried about him. Your mother has Sheng An by her side. Sheng An is very reliable. Yes, we don't have to worry."
The noise outside gradually stopped. The acid rain was getting heavier and heavier. The sound of rain covered everything. The only thing Qiao Qingqing could hear was the sound of rain and the voices of the refugees around her.
The air quality on the sixth floor is very bad. The smell of acid rain is pungent, and the smell becomes even more mixed and unpleasant after corroding people's skin and clothes.
Those who were able to reach the sixth floor were those who escaped relatively quickly, so their injuries were relatively minor. But no matter how minor the injuries were, the holes corroded on the skin were still extremely painful.
Shao Shengfei was very uneasy, and Qiao Qingqing had to hold his hand to calm him down. She looked at the curtain, which blocked the figures of other people on the sixth floor, but could not block out the painful groans. She sighed, leaned against the wall and closed her eyes.
Tired, physically and mentally exhausted!
I don’t know how long it took, but someone came upstairs and shouted, “Is there a doctor? There are many seriously injured patients on the first floor! Is there a doctor? We need a doctor!”
She felt Shao Shengfei holding her hand tightly. Qiao Qingqing opened her eyes and smiled at him gently, then stood up: "I am. But I don't have any medicine."
"We have medicine! We have medicine! We are just short of a doctor. There is only one doctor downstairs, which is not enough!" The market manager waved at her: "Then come here! Come here!"
"I'm worried about my mother and brother. If you can provide an office for them to use alone, I will go downstairs with you."
There was a lot of discussion around, and the uniformed manager frowned: "The whole building is packed with people now."
"It's ok to let my mom and big brother stay with your colleagues!"
"……All right!"
Qiao Qingqing watched Shao's mother and Shao Shengfei enter the office, and only went downstairs with peace of mind after the door was closed.
Going down from the sixth floor to the first floor, Qiao Qingqing squeezed through countless people. The smell of rotting flesh in the air became stronger and stronger. Everyone had injuries on their bodies. She saw a girl in a skirt on the second floor. Her whole face was unsightly, full of pits and holes. She was howling in pain, and it was obvious that she was in great pain.
"Make way! Make way! There's a doctor here!"
"Doctor, help! Doctor, help!"
The situation on the first floor was very tragic. The door was closed and countless injured people were lying on the ground, wailing and rolling around. The ground was covered with blood and flesh. There were scattered shoes, torn clothes, and crushed hairpins everywhere. Those who were motionless and twisted - the bodies were the corpses of people who were trampled to death... Qiao Qingqing took a deep breath. Seeing this scene again, her already strong heart couldn't help but tremble.
A woman who looked about the same age as Qiao Songzhi was rescuing a patient behind the counter. The market manager took Qiao Qingqing over and said, "There's a doctor here! You two can discuss what to do. Just tell me if you need any medicine."
The doctor looked up and saw Qiao Qingqing: "I'm a gynecologist, what about you?"
"She has broken ribs, right? Let me do it!"
Qiao Qingqing put down her backpack and took out her tools.
Half an hour ago, Ping'an Community.
Lu Ping hid in the corridor, looking at the rain outside in panic. His lips trembled: "Rain that burns people, how can there be rain that burns people..." This was beyond his understanding.
"This is acid rain! It's speechless. How can it rain acid rain right after the thick fog has gone? My face hurts!"
"Go knock on the door and see if they can let us in to hide from the rain."
"I knocked but no one opened the door. What should I do next? I'm still scared. I want to go home..."
Everyone in the corridor was talking and feeling uneasy.
Father Shao clenched his fists and said nothing, then listened to Lu Ping continue to say worriedly: "I don't know how my wife and children are doing now. They are also working outside."
Wife and children...
Shao's father couldn't help but said, "My family members are also outside. My wife, eldest son and daughter-in-law went to the market to set up stalls. My youngest son and mother-in-law went to deliver goods..." Fortunately, he was not injured. When it was raining, he happened to help an old lady carry things upstairs. It started raining before he stepped out of the building. He saw Lu Ping rushing towards him shouting and felt puzzled.
He found a place to shelter from the rain. Can Sheng An and the others also find a house to shelter from the rain?
Yes, it will definitely work. Sheng An is smart, he will definitely take good care of his mother-in-law. Qing Qing is also smart and capable, she will definitely take good care of Fei Fei and A Xia.
"I have to go home and take an umbrella to pick them up." Lu Ping looked at the acid rain outside the window and said firmly, and was about to turn around and go downstairs. Shao's father was shocked and hurriedly grabbed him: "You are crazy! Acid rain can burn people to death! Look at your hands! Touch your face yourself!"
There were pits of corrosion on Lu Ping's face and arms, revealing the bright red flesh inside.
"Your family will definitely hide from the rain. You will definitely not be able to find them if you go looking for them. The base is so big!"
"But..." Lu Ping had never felt so helpless.
Father Shao took a deep breath and said, "Listen to me first. Let's find a way to get back to my house. This is Building 2 and my house is Building 20. My house is closer than yours. Let's go to my house first and then we'll find a way. My daughter-in-law said that if you encounter danger, don't run around or look for people. Just go home and wait. Everyone will go home and everyone will come back." He repeated it once, as if he had drawn strength from it.
After taking off his backpack, Shao's father began to take things out and took out the emergency blanket and spread it out. This blanket was really thin, and it could keep out the rain. As long as he ran fast enough, he should be able to get home before the blanket broke, right?
"I was wondering why you carried a bag to work, and now it comes in handy." Lu Ping wiped his tears.
"Here you go." Shao's father gave him a small piece of bread and opened one himself, swallowing it bite by bite.
In the crowded corridor, Shao's father put his backpack on again and said to Lu Ping, "Let's go."
Forty minutes ago, Shao Shengan turned his bicycle around, with a bag of apples in the front of the bicycle, which was his reward for this time. After stabilizing the front of the bicycle, he asked Qiao Songzhi to get on the bicycle, and Qiao Songzhi said, "Why don't I hold you, it's not easy for you to ride like this."
"It's okay, Mom. I'm very experienced in riding bicycles. Please get in the car and we'll go home."
He handed her the parasol and asked her to use it. Qiao Songzhi showed a helpless but relieved smile: "Qingqing, I am already old, why should I be afraid of getting tanned? What should I be afraid of in the winter sun?"
Shao Shengan smiled and said, "I'm afraid of the sun, Mom, just open it and shade me at the same time."
Qiao Songzhi sat on the back seat with a smile on her face. Shao Shengan kicked the bike with his long legs and it slid forward.
Ten minutes later, acid rain suddenly arrived. At first, they did not notice the problem because the rain was blocked by the parasol. It was the other people on the road who made expressions as if they were scalded by hot water. They looked up at the sky in confusion and then covered their faces with screams.
A sudden inspiration came to Shao Shengan, who realized that acid rain was coming!
"Mom! Hold on to me and sit tight!"
He rode his bike at the fastest speed he had ever taken in his life. There were no buildings on either side of this wide road, so he decided to rush to the block ahead and go into a store to take shelter from the rain.
"Be careful!" Qiao Songzhi shouted.
A man rushed over from the left and tried to snatch the bicycle, but Shao Shengan turned around and went around him.
The umbrella began to break. Qiao Songzhi looked up and saw several holes in the black inner surface of the umbrella. He quickly reached out to plug them.
But the thin umbrella could not hold out for long. Qiao Songzhi felt a sharp pain in the palm of her hand, but she dared not make any sound for fear of disturbing Shao Shengan.
After a full sprint, Shao Shengan arrived at the block two minutes later. The place was already in chaos, and the streets were full of items dropped during the chaotic escape. Shao Shengan aimed at a position and pulled Qiao Songzhi to squeeze in.
Behind them, the bicycle that fell to the ground was being bathed in acid rain, and the body of the bicycle made a sizzling sound and bubbles appeared.
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